"...Drive around famed Lake Fork and you'll be amazed by how much standing timber there is. Take a stroll across Toledo Bend's mid-lake Pendleton Bridge and the area around you looks as much like a place to affix a tree stand as it does for chasing bass. And big Sam Rayburn--well, it's sufficient to say that one of the lake's most fabled fishing areas is known as the Black Forest...Many of the trees have broken off just below the water's surface. That makes for some pretty hairy, dangerous boat rides...".READ ENTIRE ARTICLE

Listen to what WIRED2FISH.COM Radio had to say (1/06/09 interview) about the new BOATLANES Products......Listen Now

The Daily Sentinel

"...Fork Fishing Guide Aims to take Guess Work out of Navigation Boat Lanes"

"...The system is designed to help take the guesswork out of navigation safe travel routes on a number of East Texas Lakes. (Lance) chose to launch the project on his home lake, Lake Fork..." READ ARTICLE

CAREFUL NAVIGATION REQUIRES MORE THAN ONE METHOD TO
OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION.

When a GPS is used as navigation in a boat, or any type vehicle, it is of the utmost importance that the vehicle operator maintain constant focus on the
details of safe vehicle operation at all times.

It is the sole responsibility of the vehicle operator to operate that vehicle in a safe and proper manner. If the operator of a GPS-Equipped vehicle (boat) does not pay full attention to the details of driving at all times it is possible for an accident or collision to occur causing property damage, bodily injury or even death. The vehicle operator must pay complete attention to the details of operation while the vehicle is running and moving

. DO NOT RELY ON A GPS UNIT AND/OR BOATLANES WAYPONTS / TRAILS TO NAVIGATE IN THE DARK, AT NIGHT, IN FOG OR TIMES OF REDUCED VISIBILITY!

GPS waypoints and the BOATLANES LLC memory cards/dowloaded files will not give details above or below the water...Boat operator must maintain a visual on all surroundings at all times in order to operate safely.

Although BOATLANES LLC has taken every precaution to provide customers with waypoints/trails that indicate the safest possible boat running lanes on the lakes for which it has been created...

It is the sole responsibility of the individual boat operator using the BOATLANES Products to watch for any hidden obstacles in, under, and around the water--Specifically in the direct path of any of the BOATLANES WAYPOINTS AND/OR BOATLANES TRAILS.

Fog reduces visibility.
Operating a boat during foggy conditions is not advised.
Visibility is reduced in the dark.
Operating a boat in the dark is not advised.

Lake water levels are important as some of the BOATLANES trails on various lakes will not be accessible during periods of varying water levels. Some of the BOATLANES trails affected by water levels are appropriately marked with detailed information on the BOATLANES Installation Instructions included with your order. (See BOATLANES installation instructions)

In some cases, however, the water levels fluctuate so frequently that there is no way to predict and accurately indicate those areas on some BOATLANES products.It is for this reason that we recommend always using visual naviagion as you primary source of navigation and check the CURRENT LAKE LEVELSbefore heading out to the lake.

USE THIS PRODUCT AT YOUR OWN RISK!
BOATLANES LLC is NOT RESPONSIBLE for loss or damage associated with the use of this product.

It is the sole responsibility of the boat/vehicle operator to pay full attention at all times to details of and for operating that vehicle safely.

BOATLANES LLC is NOT, nor is anyone working for, or associated with BOATLANES LLC, RESPONSIBLE for any damage to any vehicles/boats, personal property, real property, bodily injuries, or deaths occurring in a vehicle/boat equipped with a GPS unit that is utilizing the BOATLANES Memory Card or otherwise.

When introducing navigation information to a waypoint (position), the GPS unit will provide the most direct route to that waypoint without regard to obstructions. As a result, it is imperative that the navigator utilizing the GPS method also take full advantage of other methods available, including visually checking the safety of the route chosen.